News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent

long enough to give me the title of
sold inhabitant," and am quite quail
fed to say that this weather ''bakes
the cake" l am writing in a shoel of
fire and steam, and am half convert
to the faith that men are punished for
their sins in this world, but had no
idea that my account was so long. 1t
may not be good form to talk about
the weather, but what form can any
body keep in this Turkish bath at
mosphere? The President sits in his
shirt sleeves and suspenders, while
the perspiration streams from his Adj
rondack-tinted face, as he laboriously
signs his name TO commissions and
treaties, or writes an occasional letter
to Mrs. President, who has been at
tending the commencement exercises
of her AZnaa Mater, and has been
made trustee of that recently well
advertised institution for the education
of young ladies', from which, after four
years attendance, the average Ameri.
can girl can return to the bosom of
her admiring family, refined and pol
ished like Dutch skipper from a
whale fishing voyage.
/ have written the above brief SEN
tence in order that the million or two
little maids from school may cut it out
and paste it in their hats and parse it
during the tedious vacation upon
which they have just entered.
During the past week the President
presented diplomas to the graduating
class of the white and of the colored
schools. Col. Lamont is absent, and
the President is invisible, except to
Members of Congress and government
officials. On the door check of the
East Room there is pinned a paper
upon which is written ''No reception
to-day" The afternoon receptions
will not be resumed until cooler wealth
er returns.
The total collections of internal
revenue during the first eleven months
of the present fiscal year ending June
80, 1887, were $1OS,665, 1871, or
81 ,561 ,235 more than the collections
during the corresponding period of
the previous fiscal year. The receipts
from spirits this year were an increase
of 50, 98O,8S9.
The Collector of Customs at Key
West, Fla, has reported to the Treas
ury Department that printed cigar and
cigarette labels are being imported at
that port with the evident int ention of
deceiving the trade by placing them !
on boxes of domestic cigars and ciga-
rettes, and thereby impressing the
purchaser with the idea that the goods
so labeled are 'genuine Struggled
goods" He asked if it is not his
duty to destroy them. Assistant Sec
rotary Maynard has informed him in
reply that there does not appear to
be any authority for the course sug-
gested, and says further that such de-
struction does not seem to be demand |
ed in the interests of the revenue.
since similar labels produced in the
United States may just as we'll be
used for the purpose stated.
Echoes from the Queens jubilee
reached Washington, in the observ-
ance of two ceremonies on the 21st
instant. A grand dinner was given
to distinguished guests by the British
Minister at the Legation residence,
which was beautifully and appropriate
ly decorated with flags and flowers.
Prominently placed was large por-
trait of Victoria Regina, above which
was a floral crown, and on either side
streamers bearing the dates of 1887
and 1887.
The other event was the dedication
of the Victoria Memorial ROOM" at
the Garfield Hospital by the society of
St. George. "The Star Spangled
Banner" and "God Save the Queen"
were sung. Portraits of the Queen of
England and of President Garfield
hung on the walls, between which
were placed, on a table beneath,
floral shield bearing the cross of St.
George. Appropriate exercises pre-
coded the formal acceptance of the
room by the hospital managers.
Col. William F. Switzler, Chief Of
the Bureau of Statistics, has returned
from his western trip, and is now bus
lily engaged on two voluminous re-
ports, the first on the commerce of
the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, and
the second on wool products and
manufactures. The latter will cover
250 pages of printed matter, and will
contain more information on this i'm
portant product than any other work
heretofore published. 1t will give
complete statistical history of the
wool interests of this country and of
the world from 1898 up to the present
date. Both volumes will be complet-
ed shortly before Congress convenes.
STARVING BY THoUsANDs.-J. j.
Fred Bandinel, United States vice
counsel at New-Chwang, China, sends
to the State department at Washing
ton a narrowing account of trip
made by himself through the flooded
districts of China. He was distribut-
ing food and necessities of life to the
starving people, and during the trip
relieved 396 persons. He says he |
found the people generally living on
bran or the chaff of a large grass
grown for feeding cattle. Some were
reduced to eating chopped grass,
oifbor nooiotanad with hot wafer or